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<strong>Opinion
</strong>Below is an update of the current state of rumors surrounding camera bodies. Most of what’s below is opinion, or clarification of what’s going on.</p>
<p><strong>1Ds Mark IV
</strong>I was told a <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/2010/09/canon-nikon-flagships-in-2011/">long time ago</a> that a 1Ds Mark IV (or similar) camera would not arrive until late 2011 or early 2012 and would be 40+ megapixels. It would be a “big departure†from the current 1Ds line.</p>
<p>There’s been no information on the line that I’d call factual yet, the information I have been told seems to lead to a new type of camera on top of the Canon lineup.</p>
<p><strong>1D Mark V
</strong>We’ve heard a lot about the amalgamation of the 1D/1Ds line over the years. It’s been a lot stronger in the last 6 months. It was over 6 months ago that <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/2010/12/the-canon-high-end-cr2/">I was first told </a>a new 1D would arrive before any 1Ds replacement.</p>
<p>I personally think most spec lists recently have been wish lists more than fact, however I post them anyway just in case. I suspect we’ll have better information in the coming week or so.</p>
<p>All signs point to this camera, more than any other.</p>
<p><strong>5D Mark III
</strong>Everything I get now says it’s a 2012 camera. Most likely in the February timeframe.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of rumblings about the line splitting into 2 models, nothing concrete though. If this camera was coming this month, I believe we’d hear a lot more about it.</p>